An exclusive group of policy makers and experts join the CEOs each year in their deliberations. Past participants have included President Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States; Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey; Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury; General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank; Penny Pritzker, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce; Lawrence H. Summers, the 71st Secretary of the U.S. Treasury; and many more.

The CEO Council’s recommendations were published in a worldwide special report of The Wall Street Journal on December 9, 2014. View the 2014 special report.

Membership in The Wall Street Journal CEO Council is by invitation only. The participating CEOs lead companies that collectively employ more than five million people, generate more than $2 trillion in annual revenue, and represent 11 countries and a diverse group of industries.